Garden House/Folly 60 Metres South of Belchamp Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Braintree local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 August 1986. Garden house, folly.

Garden House/Folly 60 Metres South of Belchamp Hall

WRENN ID
moated-bonework-candle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Braintree
Constituency
Braintree MP: Sir James Cleverly (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 August 1986
Type
Garden house, folly
OS grid reference
TL 826 405
Coordinates
52.03357, 0.662
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The garden house or folly, located 60 metres south of Belchamp Hall, dates from the late 18th century. It is a square tower-like structure made of rubble and large blocks of reused stone. The north front features a pointed arched door, a string band, and remnants of a two-light opening, which is now much decayed. Inside, there is a small octagonal panelled room with a domed plaster ceiling.

Local climate

Garden House/Folly 60 Metres South of Belchamp Hall sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 72% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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